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Whitney Biennial 2017 New York, New York March 17, 2017 to June 11, 2017

Taking place at the museum’s new downtown Meatpacking District location for the first time, the 78th Whitney Biennial will be co-curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. After searching the country for artists, 63 participants were chosen for a show that will address overarching themes concerning “the formation of self and the individual’s place in a turbulent society.” Per tradition, the Contemporary art survey will include both emerging artists as well as established names in a range of artistic media, including technology. This year’s Biennial will be the largest ever in terms of gallery space.

Christopher Y. Lew & Mia Locks

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ED LEDERMAN, 2015; INSET PHOTO BY SCOTT RUDD ©2016

57th Venice Biennale Venice, Italy May 13, 2017 to November 26, 2017

The International Venice Biennale returns for its 57th ceremony with Christine Macel as the main curator of its focal exhibition titled VIVA ARTE VIVA, which Macel explains was inspired by humanism, and very much “designed with artists, by artists for artists.” Surrounding the 120-artist main exhibition is a contemporary visual art feast including 85 pavilions of participating countries, each with its own curator. “The role, the voice and the responsibility of the artist are more crucial than ever before within the framework of contemporary debates,” proclaims Marcel. “It is in and through these individual initiatives that the world of tomorrow takes shape, which though surely uncertain, is often best intuited by artists than others.” Los Angeles-based Abstract painter Mark Bradford will be a representative for the U.S. pavilion. “This year’s Biennale is dedicated to celebrating, and almost giving thanks for, the very existence of art and artists, whose worlds expand our perspec- tive, and the space of our existence,” says Venice Biennale President Paolo Baratta.

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Mark Bradford, Father You Have Murdered Me , 2012.

Mark Bradford

PHOTO BY GIULIO SQUILLACCIOTTI

COURTESY M. BRADFORD

Honolulu Biennial Honolulu, Hawaii March 8, 2017 to May 8, 2017

Head to the Hawaiian capital’s dreamy beaches for the inaugural Honolulu Biennial, a multi-site contemporary art festival seeking to highlight the state’s multicultural history. Featured art comes from both local and interna- tional artists, including those hailing from Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Take breaks visiting venues such as the Honolulu Hale (City Hall) or the Foster Botanical Garden with a relax- ing walk on the beach and a dip in the water.

Beatrice Glow, Rhunhattan Tearoom , 2015.

COURTESY B. GLOW

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